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Originally Posted by fotze
Just by those, it would be 11%, but I don't think you can do that because it is based on property value. Maybe a better measure would be operating budget for the past 3 years.
As someone who really wants Nenshi re-elected I hope the terrible wanting lower taxes makes you stupid arguments by psycnet and yeahbaby aren't used by his supporters. Its not what Nenshi says and it does not help anything.
Taking more money from increased taxes should be viewed as a privilege and honor to be entrusted by those in government and Nenshi does come across as someone who takes it very seriously.
With previous governments, Bronco, I wanted zero tax increases, because I didn't trust it would be spent wisely, didn't trust how they were spending. I may have believed the city needed more money to work with but the wrong folks were there. I happen to trust Nenshi with the money (not a fan of the city managers raise thing) so I don't mind some increases.
It wouldn't help if Nenshi is building trust by being really intelligent in his speech on how to spend money, but having a supporter telling people that they are morons for not wanting to write a blank cheque.
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I wasn't actually arguing anything. I was being sensationalist for the sake of being a sensationalist. Isn't that the best way to combat populist? It isn't? Oh bother.